How the bastard of the Return Sword Family lives
Episode 255
Swaaaaaaaaa······.
It was raining heavily.
If I think about it, my first memory in life was not bright, but rather gloomy, like the weather now.
He was born as an illegitimate child of the Narcisio family and lived his life subject to all manner of contempt.
Still, since he had some talent and was the only successor, he was able to rise to the position of Sogaju.
People flocked to the hat I unintentionally wore, and I was able to spend my time without feeling lonely.
No, I was lonely, but I compromised with myself.
I thought it would be better than staying lonely like this.
And then I made a friend.
A friend who can be said to have lived in the worst environment for a friend of the same age.
A proud friend who, regardless of circumstances, does not compromise, and honestly and sometimes wisely forges his own path.
“Koo, kuluck!”
The coughing up blood wouldn’t stop.
Was it the Master’s consideration to not kill him immediately?
Wellington was just looking up at the sky in his fading consciousness.
“Weh, weh······!”
Ray’s tiny hand carefully took Wellington’s hand.
Tears were streaming down her peach-like cheeks.
‘Friend, friend······.’
In the midst of his fading consciousness, not only Ray but also the Erica siblings approached him cautiously and looked at Wellington.
“Why······do they all······have crying faces······?”
“Ma, don’t say anything! I need treatment now······!”
Ray tried to treat him urgently, but Wellington just quietly held Ray’s hand.
Right now I just wanted to talk.
“Oh, there’s not much left… Right now, I just… I want to… have a fun conversation.”
Wellington smiled weakly.
At that sight, Holkus lowered his head, met her gaze, and smiled.
“That, that’s right! Well! First, let’s treat him…! Jo, you just need to recuperate a little! I’ve prepared a lot of alcohol for you! That’s why!”
“Holkers······.”
Erica patted Holkus on the back and held Wellington’s hand tightly with one hand.
‘My pulse······is getting weaker······.’
Erica felt Wellington’s pulse fading, so she brought his hand to her face.
“Joe, a little more… If only I had done a little… better… That, that… is too bad….”
“Weh, well····! You can do it! Because you can do it! Let’s treat it····Yeah?”
Ray did not give up and poured all his magic into trying to somehow heal the wound.
I wanted to turn away and I didn’t want to give up.
Because they haven’t learned how to send friends away yet.
“Oh, thank you·····I, I really···was a happy guy······.”
As my vision grew darker, I could faintly hear the cries of my friends.
Maybe it’s because it rained.
I thought it was really fortunate that the sound was faint.
Ah, I wanted to see Theo one last time.
“Okay, please take care of it······.”
That short voice is the last one.
Wellington’s heart stopped beating completely.
* * *
“!?”
Theo’s eyes opened wide at the tingling sensation.
“What’s been going on since earlier?”
“Oh, no.”
Theo reached the entrance to the shrine, tilting his head.
A huge iron gate, tens of meters high and piercing through the altar, was slowly opening.
So much blood had been shed on this earth that another disaster was about to unfold.
<Yeouiju Sun>
The sunlight began to focus on Theo’s sword.
‘Can it be broken? No, it has to be broken.’
Theo raised his sword high above the gate and struck it down, but only a few splinters flew and not even a crack was left.
“Get out of the way.”
Kwarung! Kwarung! Kwarung!
Julius’ black lightning roared fiercely.
Dragon meat.
Ragnar’s most powerful sword struck the gate of ascension, but the gate of ascension held firm.
It was the same even if the Plum Princess drew a lot of sword flowers and struck the Seunghwamun Gate like a meteor shower.
“It’s so fucking hard!”
Julius swore at the tingling sensation in his hands.
I expected it to be hard, but I didn’t expect it to be this hard.
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“It feels like I’m hitting a diamond.”
Even Princess Plum, who had mastered the ultimate swordsmanship, was astonished at the sharpness of the Seunghwamun.
“There’s no way my father would ask me to do something I can’t do.”
It’s always been like that.
Because he gave orders that seemed impossible, and in the end, he accomplished it.
‘I don’t think it’s impossible this time either.’
Theo stood on the transept and closed his eyes tightly.
The most brutal and powerful sword Theo knows.
The sword I most wanted to resemble and the one I found most impressive.
The world began to become quiet.
Tick tock tock-
A clock appeared at my feet and its mainspring began to turn furiously.
The accident began to accelerate and a blindingly bright light radiated from within Theo.
[The quest has arrived.]
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[Scenario Quest #12]
Kyle Ragnar has given you one final trial.
You have gained many enlightenments through various coincidences.
Break the gates of sublimation to announce to the world that you are Kyle’s successor and prove that you are worthy of the position of Executor.
· Difficulty: SSS
· compensation: ???
· On failure: death
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The quest was already out of sight.
In his accelerated thoughts, the only thing Theo can think about is how to open this sublimation gate.
The surprise was something small.
The first ray of light I saw from Kyle came to mind.
A beautiful piece of work that cuts through the darkness.
And before that, the glass spaces that those who wanted to be like Kyle had shown flashed through my mind.
It didn’t matter whether it was the world of the Nine Dragons or the world of the Light Dragon Emperor.
What has everything in common is madness.
The inner worlds they had honed to surpass or resemble Kyle began to replay in their minds quickly, repeatedly, and endlessly.
Kyle as seen from their own perspectives.
What did they realize?
[Skill: Dragon Synchro is activated.]
[‘Nirvana’ is strengthened.]
[‘Clockwork Enumeration’ is strengthened.]
[The ‘Talent of the Swordsman’ is strengthened, and the secrets of swordsmanship you have experienced are imprinted on your soul.]
The light from Kyle’s sword came to mind clearly.
The desire to one day wield that sword with my own hands grew stronger.
‘No, just following along isn’t enough.’
The desire became madness.
Since when did I start thinking that I wanted to be like my father?
‘What I wanted was to surpass my father.’
Pure madness began to sharpen as the rays of light rose above his head.
The ray of light that cut through the darkness as strongly and magnificently as a waterfall eventually erased the darkness and filled my head with dazzling light.
And finally.
Theo opened his eyes.
Crackle! Crackle!
A pure white electric current was flowing through Theo’s body.
[‘Skill: Tolerance Mode is activated.’]
[‘Skill: Due to Dragon Synchro, the Thunder Dragon’s protection method is strengthened, and thunder is applied to the entire body.’]
[‘Youngma Poison is activated.’]
The body began to manifest as a dragon body that could fully utilize the dragon’s blood.
As the spirit poison was activated, the pure white current began to turn black.
Phagecic-!
As the spirit poison swirled around, the strength of the dragon body was explosively amplified.
“······.”
Julius and Princess Plum were just looking at Theo.
Because we are witnessing a historical moment where they have already surpassed themselves and set foot on a far-off realm.
That’s why there was awe in the eyes of both people.
It was as if he was looking at Kyle.
Theo silently raised his sword high at the entrance to the sublimation gate.
There was no sign of any intention to destroy it.
He swung it lightly, with a simple, unadorned motion, as if he were striking a wooden doll.
Jaeaeaeae-
And then an unknown bell sound filled the forest of Nagai.
Kwajik-!
Cracks appeared in the once sturdy gate of victory.
It was a tiny crack, but it was one that gave me the confidence that I could now break the sublimation gate.
“He’s a great kid… isn’t he?”
Princess Plum looked at Theo with a pleased smile.
Tears welled up in my eyes.
Kyle’s choice was right, and the one to take Kyle’s place was right in front of him.
There was no way I wouldn’t be touched.
Because the swords of those who passed through Theo are melted into that sword now.
It was all coming together in harmony.
“Wow… really, he’s an amazing kid.”
Julius also felt his heart pounding and his eyes became hot with tears.
‘You did it.’
Julius also had set his life’s goal as Kyle.
When did we start to give up and say that it was impossible?
It might have been because of the emptiness I felt as I watched Kyle’s back grow bigger and bigger as he grew stronger.
So, I gave up.
Let’s walk our own path. I console myself in that way.
But now, when I see Theo, I feel angry at myself.
The child who once had the derogatory title of ‘the idiot of the Rose Palace’ now unleashed a sword that clearly showed his determination to surpass Kyle.
‘You tried really hard.’
Theo’s crazy talent and potential were there, but it was a sword that could not be unleashed with just that.
Julius also knew very well how much of a training bug Theo was.
I knew that it was a sword that was completed through honest effort and suffering, not through being obsessed with talent.
That doesn’t mean Julius didn’t try.
Julius also worked harder than anyone else and became the captain of the Baek Gap Yonggi Unit.
So the anger he had directed at himself quickly subsided.
I already knew through Kyle that I was not the main character of this world.
That’s why right now he was just so proud that Theo was his disciple.
“You are amazing.”
Julius smiled and watched Theo regain his composure.
Theo must have felt some doubt about not being able to destroy it with one blow, but he paid no attention and grabbed the sword with shining eyes.
* * *
Jaeaeaeae-!
An unknown bell-like sound echoed across the battlefield, followed by a hot wind that swept through the forest.
The wind was so strong that it seemed as if the large trees on the border would fall over.
‘That’s amazing.’
The black dragon could feel the heat and laugh.
Because this craze right now has the magic of someone I know well.
The Black Dragon wasn’t the only one who felt that magic.
“Whoa, whoa! Why are they acting like this all of a sudden!?”
With the activation of the Dragon Mode, the Drake and Fairy Dragons, who are strongly connected to Theo, are strengthened and begin to move more destructively and nimbly.
The numbers of the undead began to be drastically reduced by the rampaging dragons.
Even the Iron Curtain Cavalry of Tan Mulligan, the representative armed force of the southern region, was helpless before the Dragon Race Banner Bearers.
OMG!
Tan Mulligan led his men out in resentment, but was unable to put up much of a fight before he was crushed by a drake’s hoof, his skull shattered.
The five-colored stone flew high into the battlefield.
Now, the only ones who could change the situation in an instant were the Bone Dragon and Bluebeard.
And the black dragon had already captured the back of Bluebeard’s head.
All you had to do was wait for the opportunity, but there was someone who wouldn’t allow it.
Whirlirik, bang!
The black dragon lightly struck down the dagger that flew up from the darkness and looked at the place where the dagger had flown.
Gentlemen in neat, formal attire that was unsuitable for the battlefield.
They were the best assassins that the gentleman’s association was proud of.
